Musk says he may need surgery before proposed ''cage match'' with Zuckerberg

Elon Musk says he may need to get surgery before a proposed cage match with Mark ZuckerbergThe two tech billionaires seemingly agreed to an inperson faceoff in late June Its unclear if a physical fight will actually end up happening but Musk and Zuckerberg have continued to fuel interest in the potential match through online jabs at one another most recently on Sunday when Musk said the fight would be livestreamed on his social media site X formerly known as TwitterMusk added that the fights proceeds would go to a charity for veterans On his Threads social media account Zuckerberg responded Shouldnt we use a more reliable platform that can actually raise money for charity In a followup post the the CEO of Facebooks parent company Meta said he wasnt holding his breath for a fightIm ready today I suggested August 26 when he first challenged but he hasnt confirmed wrote Zuckerberg who is actually trained in mixed martial arts and posted about completing his first jiu jitsu tournament earlier this yearI love this sport and will continue competing with people who train no matter what happens hereEarlier on Sunday Musk said was training for the fight by lifting weights He later addressed the timing of the fight noting the date is still in flux due to a scheduled MRI and the potential of surgeryIm getting an MRI of my neck and upper back tomorrow Musk wrote on Sunday night May require surgery before the fight can happen Will know this weekTalk of an inperson fight all started in June when Musk who owns X responded to a tweet about Meta preparing to release a new Twitter rival called Threads He took a dig about the world becoming exclusively under Zucks thumb with no other options but then one Twitter user jokingly warned Musk of Zuckerbergs jiu jitsu trainingIm up for a cage match if he is lol Musk wrote After Zuckerberg appeared to agree to the proposal Musk proposed the Vegas OctagonWhether or not Musk and Zuckerberg actually make it to the Las Vegas ring has yet to be seen especially as Musk often tweets about action prematurely or without following through But even if their cage match agreement is all a joke the banter gained attention An endless chain of memes and posts to choose your fighter sprung up in responseThe Associated Press reached out to Meta X and Ultimate Fighting Championship which owns the Octagon for statements Monday morningThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever